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ReviewClinics in geriatric medicine2026

Adopting Principles to Guide Pathways: The Best Model for Geriatric Pain Management.

Corey B Simon, Stephanie A Eucker, Kenneth E Schmader

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Review in Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Corey B SimonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: corey.simon@duke.edu.
Stephanie A EuckerDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Kenneth E SchmaderGeriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Durham VA Health System, Durham, NC, USA.

Funding

Resource Core 3 - Metabolomics CoreP30AG028716 · NIA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Virginia B Kraus · 2006 to 2026
$24.6M
Stress Reactivity and Low Back Pain in Older Adults: Influences on Disability (ReLOAD)K76AG074943 · NIA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Corey Simon · 2022 to 2026
$1.0M
NIA NIH HHS K76 AG074943NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Older adults experience the highest burden of chronic pain and pain-related disability. Existing pathways-multimodal, stepped, and stratified prove useful pieces but do not fully account for the complexity of geriatric care. This article argues for principles to guide pathways: explaining and adopting the biopsychosocial framework, applying it with nuance, addressing expectations, structuring limited time, communicating effectively, coaching rather than commanding, focusing on movement and function, and using safe pain-modulatory interventions. Together, these principles anchor individualized, patient-centered, and function-focused pain care.

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Chronic PainPain ManagementAgedGeriatricsHumansPatient-Centered CareBiopsychosocial modelCommunicationFunctional outcomesGeriatric painPatient expectationsTherapeutic alliance

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PMID41271275
PMCPMC12988488

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